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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand sent out a fundraising appeal this afternoon urging supporters who don’t want to see another federal government shutdown to contribute to her “Off the Sidelines” PAC and help elected more women to Congress.

“Like you, I’m glad the government shutdown is over,” Gillibrand wrote. “But make no mistake, its effects are still being felt by families across the country – and before the Capitol lights were even switched off last night, extremist Republicans were threatening to bring us right back to the brink.”

“We can’t let that happen. And we won’t let it happen, because the solution ...

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